"Louisiana "La-yers" Peeps"

[New2TheCoop]

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Oh no! That sucks!

 

[kuntrygirl]

Good morning everyone. There was so much rain yesterday! It's supposed to be another day of rain. I know that we need the rain but geez.

 

[Cadjien_De_Louisiane]

Good morning, yup its still raining over here. I fed in the rain yesterday then 10min later it stopped and sun came out, but its raining again.

 

[kuntrygirl]

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I try feeding in the rain but it's so hard. Rain gets in my eyes and I have to stop. I haven't been able to do a head count in a couple of days because I can't stay out long enough due to the rain.

 

[Cadjien_De_Louisiane]

I always wonder if I was the only one that does a head count.

Everymorning before I leave for work and when I get home in the afternoon. I guess just to make sure nothing got any of my chickens.

 

[grambysfarm]

Yep! Rain again. I noticed yesterday afternoon that the grass had already perked up and was looking very lush. We had a little reprieve from weekly mowings but it looks like we'll be back to frequent mowings to keep the grass in check. I'm sure all of the grass eating critters will be quite happy.

 

[kuntrygirl]

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I do a head count every night of all animals (chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, peas, goat, sheep, rabbits). When all of the animals go in to roost/sleep and I go out to close the chickens coops/houses/stalls/brooders, I count to make sure that everyone is there. When I get back from work, it's impossible to do a head count because everyone is free ranging, so I have to wait until they go in to roost. In addition to my head count, I shine the light on every single chicken and I visually check from beak to toe nail to make sure that there are no problems or injuries. I check beaks, eyes, combs, feathers, legs and feet. I have done this for years. By checking the feet every day, I was able to notice that 2 of my girls had bumblefoot a couple of months ago and I performed the surgery to correct the problem. With so many animals, I would have never noticed this if I hadn't done a visual.

And as you stated, the head count lets you know if something is taking your animals.

 

[kingsfarm]

Hello again....cleaning freezer for you know what....found 6or8 packs of baked bean...all are baked with a lot of syrup...sweet...should I feed this to chickens, will they eat them? they say not to feed sugar to chickens...right.........Thanks......G

 

[NonnasBabies]

Still raining here too! Right now it's not to bad cause I need to go out and fix tops!

When mine free ranged everyday I'd do a head count when I closed them up. Now that their penned all the time I don't do it as much!!

 

[NonnasBabies]

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I'd feed it to them!!! As far as I'm concerned if it's good enough for me to eat then my chickens get the leftovers.